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News Entry Date -- December 26, 2000:
Merlin:
The Return opened on the 22nd to mixed reviews. Read some of them
here.
According to the recent Observer interview with Rik, he is now confirmed to be appearing in the upcoming Harry Potter film as Peeves.
GHP will be released in France on May 2nd, 2001. In Australia, the film will finally be made available on video and DVD around January 10th, 2001.
News Entry Date -- December 3, 2000:
Thanks to
Kevin Ecclesby for letting this site know that Rik and Ade are scheduled to
appear on Steve Wright's show on Radio
2 in the UK on Tuesday, December 5th. The show runs from 2:00 to 5:00pm.
You can listen to the interview online
here.
There are rumors that a fourth series of Bottom is in the works. If any more information becomes available, it'll be reported here.
Another rumored project comes to us via Jen's Rik and Ade Site. They've reported that Rik will star in the upcoming Harry Potter film in the role of "Peeves".
News Entry Date -- November 28, 2000:
Merlin The Return will
be released in the UK on December 22nd. The official website has several Rik
photos on it.
Jen's Rik and Ade Site has discovered an online Rik interview on HTV West’s show The Index. The interview can be found at the The Index site by going to the Programmes/Current Programmes section. Select the last show in the series.
Several interesting auctions for items Rik has signed for charity have popped up on Ebay these past few weeks. Check them out! For more info on one of the auctions, the one for "Rik's Pants", visit this link.
Remember those plastic Jellikins toys with audio tapes that came out a few months ago? Well, if you haven't gotten any of them yet, then do so. It turns out that the audio tapes are not simply recordings of the Jellikins tv show narration, but are new, "story" versions read by Rik!
News Entry Date -- November 12, 2000:
The
Australian release date for the PC version of Hogs of War has been
pushed back to December 10th.
According to The Adrian Edmondson Web Site, Guest House Paradiso will be released on DVD and video in Australia early in 2001.
News Entry Date -- October 31, 2000:
Blackadder: Back and Forth is coming to video in November!
It's available for pre-order on the web right now.
There's a soundtrack out for Jesus Christ Superstar. When shopping for it online, be sure to choose the soundtrack with the release date of October, 2000 or you may end up with the wrong cd! The Jesus Christ Superstar DVD has extras on it, including some interview clips of Rik.
Thanks to the The Adrian Edmondson Web Site, we've found out about yet another Rik and Ade interview from Australia that has popped up on the web! This one is from the Triple M Breakfast Show in Sydney.
News Entry Date -- October 25, 2000:
Jen's Rik and
Ade Site, just added a great page with TONS of A Family Affair
info. Be sure to check it out!
According to Margret in Germany, Guest House Paradiso will be released in theatres there on November 2nd
News Entry Date -- October 18, 2000:
For those in
the UK who haven't checked the TV Listings section of
this site recently, Rik's episode of The Knock will be shown at
9:05pm on Saturday, October 21. Rik's been doing some press and interviews to
promote both this and Jesus Christ Superstar, which just came out
on video and DVD in the UK. Notable this week is the October 21st-27th TV
Times magazine which features an interview with Rik.
A new Comic Strip film is reported to be coming out next year.
Hogs of War is being released in PC format in England and Australia at the end of this month. Right now the game is only available in Playstation format. So far there's no news on a US release, and the only source for ordering the game via mail (in the EU only) is amazon.co.uk.
According to Jen's Rik and Ade Site, an interview that Rik did while promoting GHP in Australia is available at radioundercover.com. There's a transcript plus real video to enjoy.
News Entry Date -- October 17, 2000:
Rik appeared
on a celebrity entertainment show on ITV today to promote Jesus Christ
Superstar.
Blackstar has
recently listed what extras are on the GHP DVD. Thanks to Morgan
Söderkvist for bringing this to my attention! The extras are:
Making
Of Guest House Paradiso
Big Bottom Live -- Bonus Programme
Theatrical
Trailers
Biographies
Games (Choose Your Weapon)
Quiz
Moving
Menu
News Entry Date -- October 11, 2000:
For those in
the UK who haven't checked the TV Listings section of
this site recently, Rik will be interviewed on Entertainment Today
at 8:30am on ITV this Friday, October 13. Set your vcrs!
Rik is currently heard doing a radio commercial for theA Monkey's Tale video! It's being played on Capital FM radio in London and is also likely being played on other stations, too.
For US fans, there are now Jellabies toys available! There are at least three different stuffed versions of the characters. These stuffed dolls are the US version and the Jellabies are shaped like little jelly people, whereas the UK Jellikins are shaped like little Jelly bears.
News Entry Date -- October 8, 2000:
Is Jesus
Christ Superstar, where Rik plays Herod, finally coming to video? Check
out
Blackstar,
where they have some currently sketchy info on the release of this video.
Also on the video front, A Monkey's Tale is coming out on November 13. Blackstar's info on it is available here.
Australia's Channel V has some photos and a transcript from an interview Rik and Ade did with them a few months back. There's also a quick audio clip from that interview on the site.
News Entry Date -- September 24, 2000:
Two new
Jellikins videos are being released in the UK. Jelly
Disco is out now, and The Jellikins Christmas Special is
out on October 30.
News Entry Date -- September 6, 2000:
It looks like
Rik isn't going to be the narrator of the Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino
Years audio book -- Nigel Planer is. (see the August 8 news)
News Entry Date -- August 24, 2000:
According to
fan John Hodgson, The UK Sunday Times reported recently that Rik
Mayall is to be offered a role in the film adaptation of Spike Milligan's novel
Puckoon. Other actors offered roles include Peter O'Toole and
Albert Finney.
Guest House Paradiso is scheduled to be released on DVD in the UK on November 13. The video version will also be reduced to a sale price on that same date. Both can be ordered from Blackstar by following this link.
Wendy in Holland reports that GHP will be released on video there on August 22.
News Entry Date -- August 11, 2000:
According to
Wendy in Holland, Guest House Paradiso will be release on home
video in that country on August 22nd.
Please see the July 27th news entry for an update to the A Family Affair dates!
News Entry Date -- August 8, 2000:
The Sky cable
network in the UK has advertised that they'll be showing Blackadder Back
and Forth sometime in the near future. Currently, the short film is only
viewable at the Dome in London.
According to Jen's Rik and Ade Site, several new Rik videos and tapes are going to be released in the coming months. An audio book of Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years is to feature Rik as the narrator. On the video front, A Monkey's Tale will be released on DVD on October 9th and on video November12th. A Jellikins Christmas Special will be released on video on October 9th.
News Entry Date -- August 3, 2000:
Good news for US
fans! BBC America, which is currently mainly seen on digital satellite systems,
has signed a national distribution deal with Time Warner and Comcast Cable.
This means that this channel, which has shown several of Rik's shows, will now
reach regular cable subscribers, most likely by the end of this year.
The The Adrian Edmondson Web Site has set up a news page detailing all of the info on Rik and Ade's recent visit to Australia. Visit it here for the best coverage of the promo trip that you'll find on the 'net!
Chrissie MacDonald found a great, LONG VIDEO interview with Rik on the web at http://www.thefword.net/.
News Entry Date -- July 27, 2000:
Rik is going to
be starring on stage in A Family Affair this fall! Here is the
schedule:
October 16 to 21: Regent Theatre in Staffordshire,
Stoke-on-Trent
October 23 to 28: Cambridgeshire, Cambridge at the
Cambridge Arts Theatre
November 6 to 11: Theatre Royal in Bath
November 13 to 18: Yvonne Arnaud
Theatre in Guildford, Surrey
November 20 to the 25: Churchill Theatre in
Bromley, Kent
November 27 to December 2: Richmond Theatre in Richmond,
Surrey
December 4 to 9: The Theatre Royal in Brighton, East
Sussex
December 11 to 16: Malvern Festival Theatre in Malvern,
Worcestershire
Here's a rundown of the show, courtesy of the Cambridge Arts Theatre site:
A Family Affair starring Rik Mayall Rik Mayall is to star in a delicious comedy at Cambridge Arts Theatre from Monday 23rd - Saturday 28th October 2000. In a family gathering like no other, Henry's mother, brother and sister-in-law turn up to celebrate a birthday. But poor Henry is at the end of his tether, as he discovers that his wife has disappeared and his favourite dog seems about to breathe its last.
News Entry Date -- July 24, 2000:
According to
Jen's Rik and Ade Site,
the Jesus Christ Superstar video that Rik is supposed to be in will now be
released on October 16.
News Entry Date -- July 21, 2000:
According to
Sammie, Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, the "Jellikins" appear
several times a day and dance to songs from the Jellikins cd, which Rik sings
on. Fantasy Island also sells a lot of Jellikins merchandise.
According to Chrissie MacDonald of The Adrian Edmondson Web Site, Rik and Ade have done a series of very rude and funny radio commercials in Australia to advertise GHP. In one of the commercials, Ade asks Rik if he would like to see his instrument. You then hear a zip noise, and Ade tells him to take a look at his didgeridoo! Rik says -- "Ooh -- that's a whopper!" to which Ade replies "That's what all the girls say! Would you like to have a blow of it?" You then hear an obscene sucking sound, and Ade shouts, "Get off, you dirty bastard!" Then they advertise the film. As a reminder, all of the best Aussie news, especially on the recent promo tour there, can be found at the Ade site!
Also according to the Ade site, there's a small bit on GHP as well as a real video interview at http://sydney.citysearch.com.au/E/M/SYDNE/0000/09/89/
According to Kelvin, there was an article in a local paper in Brisbane, Australia about the whit and longevity of The Young Young Ones. The article praised Rik and Ade, was well written and urged everyone to see GHP. The only downside was mention of a poor review from a movie crtic in the UK, proclaiming GHP the worst movie of the year.
News Entry Date -- July 16, 2000:
Rik and Ade's
trip to Australia proved to be quite the media blitz. According to
The Adrian
Edmondson Web Site, Guest House Paradiso is now opening in
Australia on July 27th rather than August 3rd. The premiere will be on the Gold
Coast on the July 26th. Trailers for the film are now in theatres. A New
Zealand release should be soon as well.
Rik and Ade made several more appearances on Australian television and radio in promotion of the film. One that all of us can listen to an excerpt from is the Merrick and Rosso show from Triple J radio. They were also interviewed by Angela Bishop on July 10th. They should be appearing (pre-recorded) on Creatures on Triple J Radio on July 16th or 23rd at night.
According to Kiwa Macey and Trev, Rik and Ade also appeared on Triple M radio during the promo tour.=
The video for Hooligan's Island was released in Australia this week as well.
News Entry Date -- July 11, 2000:
According to
Bigstar, Rik is
provide the voice for a new children's video titled Santa's Special
Delivery, to be released sometime this year.
News Entry Date -- July 7, 2000:
According to
The Adrian
Edmondson Web Site, Rik and Ade will appear on By Demand on
Channel 5 on Monday, July 10th in support of GHP's opening in Australia on
August 3rd. Rik and Ade may also appear on other shows on tv and radio as well.
Be sure to check the TV Listings on this site, the
Ade site,
and your local listings so as to not miss anything! An official
Australian GHP site has been set up in
support of
Rik Mayall is co-starring in a new film titled Kevin of the North. It's a comedy that began filming in Vancouver on June 12. Also in the cast are Skeet Ulrich, Natasha Henstridge, and Leslie Nielsen.
Kris Somers reports that on June 4, Rik was interviewed on Belgian television. He was featured in a 30 minute interview on the show Spraakmakers, which interviews celebrities from around the world. He answered questions about his career, how he could still be revolutionary while getting older, and talked about the future of his comedy, the English, and daughter Bonnie. Rik received some Beethoven cds and books at the end of the program.
News Entry Date -- June 22, 2000:
According to a
post on usenet, there's supposed to be a Blackadder CD-ROM
released at the end of this year. It's likely that clips from Rik's work on the
show will be included on the cd.
The Hogs of War Playstation game (see the May 21 news entry) has been released early and is OUT NOW! It came out on June 16 in the UK. Click here to see what the Telegraph had to say about the game. The American release is coming out on July 14, and it's not yet known if Rik is the voice of that game or not. The official site for the American version is http://www.hogsofwar-thegame.com/.
News Entry Date -- June 10, 2000:
Rik, his wife
Barbara recently attended the Royal World Charity premiere of Ben Elton's
Maybe Baby. Ade Edmondson and wife Jennifer Saunders also
attended.
News Entry Date -- May 24, 2000:
According to
Chrissie MacDonald of
The Adrian
Edmondson Web Site, Guest House Paradiso is scheduled to be
released to theatres in Australia on August 3.
News Entry Date -- May 21, 2000:
Rik is currently
in a new commercial for Virgin trains. He also did some commercials for them in
1999.
Rik will be providing the voice for an upcoming Playstation game called Hogs of War. The game may only be released in Europe -- it remains to be seen. Here's what Gamespot has to say about the game:
Hogs Of War
Preview 11:42, 19 May 1999
And Gremlin’s
Little Piggy Went On To World Domination
Gremlin’s new Hogs Of War is a action war game like no other. Set at the time of World War I, this army blaster features pigs, bombs and just a little British humour.
Six armies of pigs, each representing a different nation, battle it out in vast, highly detailed 3D landscapes. Although this game may be more Monty Python than Montgomery, all the uniforms and landscapes are based on bona fide World War I clothing and settings, producing an unique look.
Players can take on three friends or computer opponents in a multi-pig-match, or indulge in one of the 40 single-player campaigns. The single-player maps have a variety of objectives from relatively straightforward reconnaissance missions right through to requests to destroy bridges and fortifications which require a little more daring.
In multi-pig-match mode players will have a squad of up to ten pigs each, but more can be enlisted if losses prove excessive. Each pig performs a number of different duties depending on rank and ability, ranging from mundane tasks like infantry patrols or trench digging through to bomb disposal and spying.
From the evidence of Gremlin’s E3 demo, Hogs Of Wars could well fill the gap that Worms 2 failed to span, and that’s not a bad thing.
Hogs Of War is due for a winter ’99 release.
Format: PC/
PlayStation Release Date: winter ’99
Price: tba
News Entry Date -- May 1, 2000:
The Young Ones'
duet with Cliff Richard, Living Doll was voted number 7 in the
BBC's Top Ten Comedy Records of All Time special in late April.
New episodes of Watership Down will be broadcast on ITV in the UK starting on May 4 and running for the next 13 weeks. Rik's voiceover work may be featured.
News Entry Date -- April 22, 2000:
Rik will be
doing voiceover work in an upcoming animated film titled A Monkey's
Tale. A trailer for this film is currently being shown in theatres in
the UK. The film is out in England in May.
News Entry Date -- April 5, 2000:
Guest House
Paradiso will be released on video in the UK on May 22. It's NOT going
to be priced for sale, so don't look for it on store shelves. The video will be
priced for rental and will be priced at £73.99.
Blackstar is selling it for
£59.19, a slightly reduced price, but still too high for most Rik fans!
It will likely take about a year for the price of the video to come down.
News Entry Date -- March 23, 2000:
According to
Chrissie MacDonald of
The Adrian
Edmondson Web Site, Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis is
premiering on Australian television March 28th on Foxtel - Showtime (cable and
satellite) at 8:30p.m. It'll be repeated on Wednesday the 29th at at 3:15 p.m.
News Entry Date -- March 12, 2000:
In February, Rik
appeared a few times on The Big Breakfast's 'Sizzler'. He spoke
about his appearance on The Knock and the planned sequel to GHP.
Thanks to Hannah Tobin for this information.
According to Chrissie MacDonald, GHP was due to be released in Australia on March 23, but has now been removed from the new film distribution list.
According to information Gemma Mac received, Merlin 2000 is currently in post-production (to be completed in April), and is due for a theatrical release in the UK around Christmas, 2000. A US release is currently in negotiation.
News Entry Date -- February 2, 2000:
Rik is
currently on the cover of Virgin Railways magazine in England and is
interviewed in the magazine as well. The magazine is free but you must travel
on a Virgin train to get one.
Hannah Tobin has discovered that Rik is now doing an advertisement for Strepsils Throat Sweets on UK radio.
Rik will be the guest star in the first episode of ITV's new series The Knock, premiering in the fall. He will play a hostage negotiator. He is also rumored to be starring in an upcoming video of Jesus Christ Superstar as King Herod, to be out around Easter. Glenn Carter will also be starring.
News Entry Date -- January 2, 2000:
Tuesday,
January 4 is Comic Strip Night starting at 9pm on Channel 4 in England.
Highlights of the night will be the new Comic Strip film, Four Men in A
Plane in which Rik is featured, plus Four Men in A Car.
There will also be some interviews shown during that night.
In continuing the GHP publicity blast, the January, 2000 issue of FHM magazine has a lengthy inteview with Rik and Ade. The January issue of Empire has an interview with Ade, which includes some information on Rik as well as photos of the both of them.